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Karachi: Pakistan have axed senior batsman Younis Khan for next month's one-day series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates as they announced their ODI and Twenty20 squads on Wednesday.
After a one-off T20 match on October 5, Pakistan will play Australia in three one-dayers over the following week before the first Test starts on Oct. 22 in Dubai.
Younis, 36, was recalled to the side for the August ODI series in Sri Lanka and played in the first game before returning home due to the death of his nephew. Younis, who has played 254 ODIs, had previously been sidelined by the selectors since March, 2013.
Australia and New Zealand will host the World Cup from Feb. 14-March 29 next year. Younis, despite having an impressive batting average of 51 in 91 Tests, has not been as effective in ODIs, scoring 7017 runs at an average of 31.
The selectors also ignored experienced pacer Umar Gul for the ODI and T20 squads and dropped left arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar. Khan said that while announcing the two squads the main thrust was on the World Cup "which is why we have focused on youngsters like Saad Nasim."
Nasim, a leg spinner-batsman, is the only uncapped player in the two squads. "We have also recalled some young players like Umar Amin and Raza Hasan to bolster the squad, but this does not take anything away from the service Younis has given to the Pakistan team," he added.
Pakistan have also recalled opener Ovais Zia for the T20 match after he last played against England in the same format in early 2012.
Umar Amin, 24, who has played four Tests, 14 ODIs and nine T20 matches, is a stylish left hander who last played in a T20 in December 2013. Left arm spinner, Raza Hasan, 22, played seven T20 games in 2012 before being sidelined with a back injury.
Pakistan also dropped Mohammad Talha, Sharjeel Khan, Saeed Ajmal, Zulfiqar Babar from ODIs.
Pakistan No.1 spinner Saeed Ajmal not available for selection, ICC ban Ajmal bowling.
One-day squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (Captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal (wk), Umar Amin, Sohaib Maqsood, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Shahid Afridi, Raza Hasan, Mohammad Irfan, Anwar Ali, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan.
T20 squad: Shahid Afridi (Captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal (wk), Umar Amin, Sohaib Maqsood, Awais Zia, Saad Nasim, Raza Hasan, Mohammad Irfan, Wahab Riaz, Bilawal Bhatti, Anwar Ali, Sohail Tanvir.
